| The Bearcat | |
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| Directed by | Edward Sedgwick |
| Written by | F. R. Buckley George Hively |
| Starring | Hoot Gibson |
| Cinematography | Charles E. Kaufman |
| Distributed by | Universal Film Manufacturing Company |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
The Bearcat is a 1922 American silent Western film, now considered lost. [1] It is directed by Edward Sedgwick and features Hoot Gibson. [2]
As described in a film magazine, [3] The Singin' Kid (Gibson) rides into town after a brief sojourn south of the border where he had been hiding because of an unjust charge. While employed as a "runner" on a ranch where he discovers a plot to mulct his employer. He frustrates the plan, exposes a trick that attempted to railroad him into jail, and discloses the worthlessness of Archer Aitken (Buckley), lover of the ranch owner's daughter Alys May (Rich).
Edmund Richard "Hoot" Gibson was an American rodeo champion, film actor, film director, and producer. While acting and stunt work began as a sideline to Gibson's focus on rodeo, he successfully transitioned from silent films to become a leading performer in Hollywood's growing cowboy film industry.
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